NHL preseason game gets delayed on Friday!

The weather has ruined hockey fans’ Friday night in Florida. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s preseason game tonight versus the Nashville Predators at AMALIE Arena has been rescheduled as the Tampa Bay region recovers from Hurricane Helene.

The Lightning announced on Friday that the game will instead be played on October 7 at 7 p.m.

The storm has been quite something in the South hitting on Thursday as a Category 4 storm, causing record-breaking levels of storm surge in the Bay region. The New York Times reports that Helene has caused at least 14 deaths after flooding and mudslides hit from Florida to North Carolina.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Helene had maximum sustained winds estimated at 140 mph, and it is believed that more than 4.4 million customers were without power from Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

It’s better to stay safe and attend the postponed game against the Predators on Oct. 7.